jueves, febrero 21, 2013

Cuba not a terrorist state, US officials say

WASHINGTON — High-level US diplomats have concluded that Cuba should
no longer be designated a state sponsor of terrorism, raising the
prospect that Secretary of State John F. Kerry could remove a major
obstacle to restoring relations with the Cold War-era foe, government
officials said.

Cuba no longer actively supports terrorist groups such as the
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as the FARC, or former
members of Spain’s Basque Fatherland and Liberty, also known as the ETA,
according to State Department findings.

And interviews with a series of top administration officials and
members of Congress indicate there is a growing consensus in policy and
intelligence circles that Cuba’s support for terrorist groups has been
terminated and the country should be removed from the list — much like
the George W. Bush administration did with North Korea in 2008.

Kerry has met in recent days with officials to review the Cuba policy.

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